Disasters and aid: does the media have any impact? (Harvard pt V)
Beckett, C.
(2008).
Disasters and aid: does the media have any impact? (Harvard pt V).
After the Burma cyclone and the China quake we all realised how vital the media was in reporting disasters. In China a repressive regime rushed to make sure that international coverage was relatively open and sympathetic. In Burma the generals made sure that journalists (and aid workers) were kept away from the carnage. So what should be the role of the news media?
| Item Type | Online resource |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2008 The Author(s) |
| Departments | LSE > Academic Departments > Media and Communications |
| Date Deposited | 23 May 2017 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/78369 |